Cognitive Enhancers: A View from Two Developing Countries
Title:
Cognitive Enhancers: A View from Two Developing Countries
Author:
Izquierdo, Ivan
Appeared in:
International journal of psychology
Paging:
Volume 33 (1998) nr. 2 pages 87-94
Year:
1998-04-01
Contents:
Developing countries, such as Brazil or Argentina, share most of the benefits and problems concerning use of cognitive enhancers with developed countries; however, they present some peculiarities related to the potential clientele for these drugs. The ageing population has increased very sharply in Brazil and Argentina because of a rapid increase in life expectancy, but their financial means have not increased. Furthermore, the stress of poverty constitutes a major factor in the development of cognitive disturbances in these countries, in both the young and the old; these disturbances usually pertain to categories that should not be treated with cognitive enhancers. Les pays en voie de developpement comme le Bresil et l'Argentine partagent avec les pays developpes la plupart des avantages et des problemes relies a l'usage de stimulants cognitifs. Cependant, ils presentent certaines particularites quant a la clientele potentielle pour ces drogues. La population vieillissante a augmente de facon tres abrupte au Bresil et en Argentine a cause de l'augmentation rapide de l'esperance de vie mais les moyens financiers de ces populations, elles, n'ont pas augmente. De plus, le stress de la pauvrete constitue une facteur important dans le developpement des troubles cognitifs dans ces pays, autant chez les personnes agees que chez les jeunes. Ces troubles appartiennent habituellement a des categories qui ne devraient pas etre traitees a l'aide de stimulants cognitifs.
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